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A bottle of vodka with handmade illustrations of Rodman with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Rodman's name in Korean sits on the roof of a car outside a Pyongyang hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Rodman came to the North Korean capital with a team of USA basketball stars for an exhibition game on Jan. 8, the birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

Tuesday, January 07, 2014 9:22 pm

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

By The Associated Press

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:

In a forthcoming book, the former defense secretary says Obama lost faith in Afghanistan strategy.

3. SURPRISE ADVANCE FOR JOBLESS BILL

Legislation to extend federal unemployment benefits for three months unexpectedly clears an early hurdle, a glimmer of cooperation in an atmosphere of intense partisanship.

4. WHY JUSTICES ARE CAUTIOUS ON TECHNOLOGY RULINGS

If the fight over the NSA's collection of telephone records reaches the Supreme Court, it will be considered by "not necessarily the most technologically sophisticated people," as Justice Elena Kagan calls them.

5. KIM JONG UN EXPECTED TO ATTEND RODMAN GAME

The game, which pits former NBA stars against North Korean players, is overshadowed by the politics surrounding it.

6. WHERE PEOPLE ARE LINING UP TO GROW POT

Washington state has received more than 2,600 applications to produce marijuana for sale at state-licensed stores--nearly 10 times as many as were expected.

7. ACTRESS, A FORMER VENEZUELA BEAUTY QUEEN, SLAIN

Monica Spear, 29, and her ex-husband are shot and killed, the latest high-profile crime in a country where even foreign ambassadors and professional baseball players are not safe.

8. WHEN YOU MAY NOT FIND VELVEETA

Kraft Foods says some shoppers may have difficulty buying the cheesy dip ingredient due to a shortage over the next few weeks.

9. ISRAEL FACES KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT IDENTITY IN MIGRANT ISSUE

Fears over threats to the country's Jewish character clash with the need to tackle its African refugee problem.

10. LINDSEY VONN TO SIT OUT OLYMPICS

The most accomplished ski racer in history is "devastated" to announce her knee is "too unstable" to compete in Sochi.